Oddly enough, our lives got 'better' after Daddy died and we kids started drawing welfare of some sort...We had a greater variety of food.....Thank God Mama didn't have to raise the 9 kids on her own...She had 8 kids and was 2 months pregnant when Daddy died with Leukemia at age 34......I miss him still....Jeannie T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:10:17 -0500 busmar1852@webtv.net (Stella Roper) writes: > Bobby...I do recall the years I grew up as the good ole days. I > can't > recall not having bumper crops of food. I know we worried in later > years > about Daddy dying so young.... ____________________________________________________________ Take a break - you deserve it. Click here to find a great vacation. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3nJgyArxoW1jImVvCm2wCzQZiKSNkhqj7y0kuNKAOeXZD29G/